Both plants are fully operational, gas-to-grid facilities accredited under the UK Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.
Nick Ross, Kanadevia Inova Capital’s CEO, commented: “Building out Kanadevia Inova’s biogas capacities is central to our mission of working towards a future free of wasted waste.
“These fantastic new additions are part of our mandate to grow our portfolio and play a critical role in promoting sustainable agriculture and providing clean energy to thousands of homes and businesses throughout the country.”
Food waste and agriculture waste facilities
Located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, the Wardley Biogas plant primarily treats food waste.
The facility has the capacity to process 80,000 tonnes of food waste annually.
Upon arrival at the AD plant, food waste is mechanically separated from packaging, which is then sent to Energy from Waste (EfW) sites.
After separation, the organic material is pumped and blended with other local organic waste, fed into the plant’s digesters and broken down into biodegradable content, and converted into methane and carbon dioxide.
The site also produces a nutrient-rich digestate that is used as a fertiliser within the agricultural sector.
The Lower Drayton Biogas plant in Staffordshire processes agricultural residues, including manure and crop waste.
Both Wardley and Lower Drayton are already injecting biomethane into the UK gas grid.
The latest purchases come ahead of the introduction of the Simpler Recycling reforms for households, which will see a significant increase in separately collected food waste requiring treatment.
AD facilities join Kanadevia Inova’s portfolio
The acquisition brings Kanadevia Inova’s total number of operating biogas facilities to 17.
In January 2025, the company completed the acquisition of London-based Iona Capital, which added 11 renewable gas plants and several other projects globally to the Kanadevia Inova Renewable Gas infrastructure.
Kanadevia Inova has also begun construction on the Medworth EfW Combined Heat and Power (CHP) facility in Cambridgeshire and Encyclis’ Protos carbon capture facility in Ellesmere Port, Chesire.
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